Nursing bottle holder



Aug. 15, 1950 2. M. CAIN ETAL NURSING BOTTLE HOLDER Filed NQV. 21.. 1945 INVENTORS. ZOPA MAE CAIN BY 'IRH/INRCA/N.

ATTORNE Y.

Patented Aug. 15 a .HsrATEs 'zt'ifnae ca and irwiamcsm,

Alt'aflena, Calif.

sanitation fidtaiiier 21, 1945, Serial No. 629,958 u ourinventionuates to" and T I a and has for it's" rincnaal objects," to pi'ov1de a simple, practical receptacle adapted to receive a nursing bottle and having means, preferably flexible ties, for suspending said receptacle and bottle in position convenient to the mouth of an infant lying in a crib, bassinet or baby carriage.

A further object of our invention is, to combine the suspension means with the bottle receptacle, so that in service, the latter and the bottle contained therein, will, by gravity, assume and maintain an inclined position, with the nipple on the bottle downwardly presented, so as to be readily received in the babys mouth.

A further object of our invention is, to provide the bottle with a wall containing a layer or layers of flexible insulating material, so as to conserve and prevent radiation of heat from the contents of the bottle during the feeding period.

A further object of our invention is to provide a nursing bottle holder, that is sanitary to a maximum degree, due to the use of materials, which are capable of being readily cleansed and sterilized.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, our invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of our improved holder suspended for use in a crib.

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the holder with parts of the suspension straps broken away.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross section taken on the line 3-.4; of Fig. 2. V

lm-is a detail view of a modified form of cleansed and sterilized, and thus maintained in a sanitary condition.

The space between said walls is packed with a 4 layer of flexible insulating material H, for instance, fibres of asbestos, thus insulating the bag against radiation of heat from the contents of the liquid contained in the nursing bottle.

The upper end of receptacle I0 is open, in order to permit t ven'tfnal nursing of saidreeptacle nated by l2, to an opening I3, somewhat smaller than the opening at the upper end and which small openings accommodate the neck portion N of bottle B, with the shoulder of said bottle, between the body and neck resting on the tapered portion I2, of said receptacle.

Removably applied to the neck portion of the bottle is a conventional nursing bottle nipple X.

Inasmuch as a substantial portion of bottle neck N projects below the lower end of receptacle It, the parent, nurse, or attendant, may readily observe whether or not, all of the liquid has been withdrawn from the bottle.

Suitably secured to opposite sides of receptacles it above the longitudinal center thereof, are Wings or ears M of flexible material, preferably waterproof and suitably attached to the outer ends of said wings, are the inner ends of flexible ties [5, preferably tape, each carrying a, conventional adjusting buckle or plate It, of plastics, rubber or the like.

In Fig. 4 I have shown the wing Hi provided with a grommet l1, either integral or attached, for the reception of the inner end of the suspension tie or member l5.

By means of the ties IS, the bottle containing member I 0, may be conveniently suspended from the side members of a crib, bassinet, or baby bu y and as the preponderance of the weight of the bottle, its contents and receptacle iii, is disposed below a transverse plane passing through the centers of wings It, said receptacle Will automatically assume an inclined position, with nipple X disposed so as'to be readily accessible to the infant, during the nursing function.

By adjusting the tautness of ties 55, the angii lar position of the bottle holder may be accurately controlled. If desired, a suitable tie T, may extend across the open upper end of body is with one or both ends detachable, thus securing bottle within the body, so that it cannot drop therefrom in the event that the holder should be struck by the baby and turned upside down.

If desired the wings or cars Hi may be dispensed with and the inner ends of the ties 55 secured directly to the sides of receptacle l6.

The bottle receptacle suspended for freeswinging movement backward and forward above the infant, provides a more or less attractive movable plaything for the infant, and said receptacle and the ties l5 provide a transverse flexible barrier which prevents the infant from uid refine v l of a con--' Bl n h 'l we qrii e tapered downward" as desig rising in the crib and assuming a sitting position.

Thus it will be seen that we have provided a comparatively simple, practical and inexpensive nursing bottle holder, capable of being suspended in a natural feeding position in a crib, bassinet or the like adjacent an infant's head and the bottle receptacle, in addition to being insulated against the dissemination of heat from the bottle, and its contents, is capable of being readily cleansed and sterilized.

It will be understood that minor changes in the size, form and construction of the various I parts of our improved bottle holder may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described, without departing from the spirit of the invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claim.

We claim as our invention:

In a nursing bottle holder, the combination with a receptacle composed of spaced inner and outer walls of thin flexible waterproof material anda layer of heat insulating fibrous material in the space between said walls, said receptacle being open at both ends with one end tapered inward to provide a continuous inclined shoulder for the tapered end of the bottle received within said receptacle, of flexible wings secured to opposite sides of said receptacle adjacent the end opposite its tapered end and straps secured to said wings.

ZORA MAE CAIN.

IRWIN R. CAIN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 747,025 White Dec. 15, 1903 1,013,221 Roush Jan. 2, 1912 1,723,731 Hafling Aug. 6, 1929 2,182,164 Rosenberg Dec. 5, 1939 2,199,869 Baker et a1. May 7, 1940 2,399,320 Brose et a1 Apr. 30, 1946 

